Evolutionary Morphology Seminar Series
A weekly seminar sponsored by the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, with talks (mostly) by visiting speakers on the subject of Evolutionary Morphology as defined very broadly. Speakers (and audience members) drawn from many areas, including evolutionary biology, anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, paleontology, molecular biology, systematics, conservation biology, and history/philosophy of sciences. Meets in Hinds 176, 5734 S. Ellis, Thursdays at 7:30.
Spring Quarter 2012
Henry Hinds Laboratory, University of Chicago
5734 S. Ellis, Room 176
Thursdays at 7:30 pm
| April 5 | Cliff Ragsdale University of Chicago |
“Homology, analogy and the octopus brain” |
| April 12 | Laura Porro University of Chicago |
“Reality bites: in vivo and in silico studies of reptile feeding” |
| April 19 | Amy Freestone Temple University |
“Linking community ecology and macroecology: Understanding marine diversity and invasions across latitude"” |
| April 26 ~ SEWALL WRIGHT SPEAKER | Peter Wainwright University of California, Davis |
“Innovation and diversity in coral reef fishes” |
| May 3 | Howard Lasker The State University of New York at Buffalo |
“Population Connectivity in a Caribbean Octocoral: You can't always get where you want” |
| May 10 | Julia Clarke University of Texas |
“Perspectives on the evolution of extant birds: insight from new methods and new fossil data” |
| May 17 | Greg Rouse Scripps Institution of Oceanography |
“Queens of decay: Osedax boneworms and whalefalls” |
| May 24 | Mary Droser University of California, Riverside |
“Sex, lives, and measuring tape: Paleoecology of the Ediacara biota” |
Revised: April 16, 2012